Old Mother Twitchett Had But One Eye, And A Long Tail Which She Let Fly...

Riddle: Old Mother Twitchett had but one eye, and a long tail which she let fly; and every time she went through a gap, a bit of her tail she left in a trap. What is she?

Answer: A needle and thread.

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Riddle: Old Mother Twitchett had but one eye, and a long tail which she let fly; and every time she went through a gap, a bit of her tail she left in a trap. What is she? Answer: A needle and thread. — by Anonymous v1.

Riddle: Old Mother Twitchett had but one eye, and a long tail which she let fly; and every time she went through a gap, a bit of her tail she left in a trap. What is she? Answer: A needle and thread. — by Anonymous v2.